Climbing rose plant named ‘Poulcy024’

ABSTRACT

A new garden rose plant of the Climbing class which has abundant, yellow flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Botanical designation: Rosa hybrid.

Variety denomination: ‘Poulcy024’.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of garden rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between the female seed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent, also an unnamed seedling.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2004 and the resulting seeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. The new variety, named ‘Poulcy024’, originated as a single seedling from the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent and female seed parent primarily by flower coloration and growth habit.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create a new and distinct variety for garden use with unique qualities, such as:

-   -   1. Uniform and abundant yellow flowers;     -   2. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated both as a budded         rose and on its own roots;     -   3. Exceptional disease resistance; and     -   4. Reduced apical dominance in flowering habit. The new variety         consistently produces flowers evenly from the lower branches to         the top of the plant.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously available commercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, and distinguish ‘Poulcy024’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated the seeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 2004 and conducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulcy024’ was selected in the spring of 2005 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of the aforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulcy024’ by traditional budding and rooted cuttings was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in July, 2005. This initial and other subsequent asexual propagations conducted in controlled environments have demonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulcy024’ are true to type and are transmitted from one generation to the next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustration shows as true as is reasonably possible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typical characteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of ‘Poulcy024’. Specifically illustrated in the drawing are flowers at various stages of development, flower in parts, leaves, and stems.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulcy024’, as observed in its growth in a field nursery in Bakersfield, Calif. Observed plants are 2 years of age, and were grown on their own roots. Color references are made using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

Several physical characteristics of a non-patented rose variety ‘Poulhult’ are compared to ‘Poulcy024’ in Chart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulcy024’ ‘Poulhult’' Petal Count 45 18 to 20 Flower Diameter 50 to 80 mm 55 to 60 General Tonality Yellow Group 11D with Yellow-Orange 14C of Flower Color intonations of Yellow- Orange Group 16D.

Flower and Flower Bud

-   Blooming habit: Continuous. -   Flower bud:     -   -   Size.—Upon opening, 25 mm in length from base of receptacle             to end of bud. Bud diameter is 13 mm.         -   Bud form.—Ovoid.         -   Bud color.—As sepals divide petals are Orange-Red Group 31B             blended with Orange Group 24B.         -   Sepal inner surface.—Color: Green Group 138A. Surface:             Smooth.         -   Sepal outer surface.—Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A.             Texture: Smooth.         -   Sepal shape.—Apex: Cirrhose. Base: Flat at union with             receptacle.         -   Sepal margin.—Margins have weak foliaceous appendages on             three of the five sepals.         -   Sepal size.—22 mm long by 5 mm wide.         -   Receptacle.—Texture: Smooth. Size: 7 mm in height by 6 mm             wide. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Shape: Campanulate.         -   Pedicel.—Surface: Smooth. Length: About 30 mm. Diameter: 2             mm on average. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Strength:             Moderate. -   Flower bud development: Flower buds are borne in clusters of 3 to 5     flower buds per stem. Reduced apical dominance in flower habit     causes flower buds to develop evenly from the base of the plant to     the upper branches. -   Flower bloom:     -   -   Fragrance.—Moderate Chardonnay scent.         -   Duration.—The blooms have a duration on the plant of             approximately 14 days. Petals fall cleanly away from plant             after flowers have fully matured.         -   Size.—Flower diameter is 50 to 80 mm when open. Flower depth             is 28 mm.         -   Flower shape.—General shape is initially similar to a hybrid             tea, with a high tightly closed center. After the flowers             open, they become cup shaped with petals that curve out from             the center.         -   Shape of flower, side view.—The upper portion is a flattened             convex. The lower portion is a flattened convex. -   Petalage: Under normal conditions, flowers have 45 petals total, 5     to 7 of which are petaloids. -   General tonality of flower: Open flowers are Yellow Group 11D with     intonations of Yellow-Orange Group 16D. Tonality changes to Yellow     Group 9D with intonations of Yellow Group 12B as the flower ages. -   Petal color:     -   -   Upon opening, outer and inner petals.—Upper surface: Yellow             Group 8C with intonations of Yellow Group 12A at the basal             zone. Lower surface: Yellow-Orange Group 16D with             intonations of Yellow-Orange Group 16B at the basal zone.         -   After opening, outer and inner petals.—Upper surface: Yellow             Group 8D with Yellow Group 8A at the middle and basal zone.             Lower surface: Yellow-Orange Group 14D with intonations of             14C at the middle and basal zone. -   Petals:     -   -   Petal reflex.—Strong reflex.         -   Margin.—Entire and uniform with a point at mid apex. No             undulations of margin observed.         -   Shape.—Generally narrow elliptic. Apex shape: Rounded,             cuspidate. Base shape: Acute.         -   Size.—30 mm (l)×30 mm (w).         -   Texture.—Smooth.         -   Thickness.—Average. -   Petaloids:     -   -   Size.—15 mm (l) by 7 mm (w).         -   Quantity.—Normally 5 to 7.         -   Shape.—Apex is rounded, base is acute.         -   Color.—Upper surface is Yellow Group 8D with Yellow Group 8A             at the middle and basal zone. Lower surface is Yellow-Orange             Group 14D with intonations of 14C at the middle and basal             zone. -   Reproductive organs:     -   -   Pollen.—None observed.         -   Anthers.—Size: 2 mm in length. Color: Yellow-Orange Group             15B. Quantity: 45 on average.         -   Filaments.—Color: Yellow-Orange Group 14A. Length: 5 mm.         -   Pistils.—Length: 5 mm. Quantity: 35 on average.         -   Stigmas.—Color: Greyed-Yellow Group 160B.         -   Styles.—Color: Red Group 41B.         -   Location of stigmas.—Level in location relative to the             length of the filaments and the height of the anthers.         -   Hips.—None Observed.

Plant

-   Plant growth: Arching. Plants are 100 cm in height, and 100 cm wide. -   Stems:     -   -   Color.—Juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 146B with light             anthocyanin Greyed-Orange Group 172A. Mature growth:             Yellow-Green Group 144B.         -   Length.—On average, canes are 30 cm from the base of the             plant to the flowering portion.         -   Diameter.—5 mm.         -   Internodes.—On mature canes, there is an average distance of             55 mm between nodes.         -   Surface texture.—Young wood: Smooth. Older wood: Smooth. -   Long prickles:     -   -   Incidence.—8 prickles per 10 cm of stem.         -   Size.—Average length of prickles on mature stems is 10 mm.         -   Shape.—Upper portion is linear. Lower portion is concave.         -   Color.—Juvenile prickles: Greyed-Red Group 181A. Mature             prickles: Greyed-Yellow Group 160A. -   Plant foliage:     -   -   Compound leaf.—140 mm (l)×90 mm (w).         -   Quantity.—2 leaves per 10 cm of stem on average.         -   Leaf bearing angle to the stem.—60 degrees.         -   Color of juvenile foliage.—Upper side: Yellow-Green Group             146A. Lower side: Greyed-Orange Group 166A.         -   Color of mature foliage.—Upper side: Yellow-Green Group             147A. Lower side: Yellow-Green Group 147B. -   Plant leaves and leaflets:     -   -   Stipules.—Size: 10 mm in length. Quantity: 2 per compound             leaf. Shape: Linear, slightly broad based with outward             extending apices. Margins: Finely serrated. Color:             Yellow-Green Group 144A.         -   Petiole.—Length: 20 mm. Diameter: 2 mm.         -   Upper surface.—Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A.         -   Lower surface.—Color: Yellow-Green Group 144B.         -   Rachis.—Length: 70 mm. Upper surface: Color: Yellow-Green             Group 144A.         -   Lower surface.—Color: Yellow-Green Group 144B.         -   Leaflet.—Quantity: Normal number of leaflets per leaf in             middle of the stem is 7 leaflets. Margins: Serrated. Size:             Average size of the terminal leaflet on normal leaves is 53             mm in length by 38 mm wide. Shape: Generally ovate. Base:             Rounded. Apex: Mucronate. Texture: Smooth. Thickness:             Average. Arrangement: Odd pinnate. Venation: Reticulate.             Glossiness: Very glossy. -   Disease resistance: Above average resistance to powdery and downy     mildew, rust, black spot, and Botrytis under normal growing     conditions. -   Cold hardiness: The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold Hardiness Zone     6. -   Heat tolerance: The variety has been found to be suitable for     climate conditions found in the American Horticulture Society heat     zone 7. 

The invention claimed is:
 1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Climbing rose class named ‘Poulcy024’, substantially as illustrated and described herein, due to its abundant yellow flowers, disease resistance, and extended period of bloom. 